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Book cover for "Animal friends to sew"
Star rating for Animal friends to sew
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
Description:
"A beginner-friendly craft book including 15 main projects with 2-3 variations each (so, 30-40 projects total) showcasing adorable animal-themed sewing projects for kids' room décor, handmade toys, and wearable accessories"--
Book cover for "The boyfriend"
Star rating for The boyfriend
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Notes:
Current read - hoping to love!
Description:
"Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. Then she meets Tom. Tom is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Before she knows it, Sydney is swept off her feet. But the brutal murder of a young woman--the latest in a string of deaths across the coast--confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them. Sydney should feel...
Book cover for "Cassandra in reverse"
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3.1 stars
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A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK from the author of the GEEK GIRL series, now on NETFLIX!
"Fascinating...witty...self-deprecating...We meet Cassandra on the worst day of her life. She's getting fired, her boyfriend dumps her, and her roommates hate her. On that same day, she discovers she has the power to go back in time. You'd think you would know how this book is going to end, but it really surprised me. There's a twist at...
Book cover for "The coworker"
Star rating for The coworker
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
"Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone at work thinks so. She never says the right thing. She has no friends. And she is always at her desk at precisely 8:45 a.m. So when Dawn doesn't show up to the office one morning, her coworker Natalie Farrel--beautiful, popular, top sales rep five years running--is surprised. Then she receives an unsettling, anonymous phone call that changes everything. Now, Natalie is irrevocably tied to Dawn as she finds...
Book cover for "Designing clothes with the flat pattern method"
Star rating for Designing clothes with the flat pattern method
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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"The Flat Pattern Method teaches you to customize your clothes with new pattern shapes, style lines, and details with step-by-step instructions!"--
Book cover for "The dumb things smart people do with their money"
Star rating for The dumb things smart people do with their money
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
"After decades working as a Wall Street trader, investment adviser, and money expert for CBS, Jill Schlesinger reveals thirteen costly mistakes you're probably making right now with your money without even knowing it. Drawing on heartfelt personal stories (yes, money experts screw up, too), Schlesinger argues that it's not lack of smarts that causes even the brightest, most accomplished people among us to behave like financial dumb-asses, but simple...
Book cover for "Everydaycook"
Star rating for Everydaycook
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
Recipes organized around time-of-day from The Food Network stalwart.
Book cover for "Expiration dates"
Star rating for Expiration dates
Average Rating:
3.2 stars
Notes:
Another Rebecca Serle worth a read.
Description:
"Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan in store for her. Ever since she was young, whenever she met a new guy, Daphne would find a slip of paper with exactly how long they'd spend together--4 months, two weeks, one night. That's how she met her ex-boyfriend and current best friend, Hugo, the only person in Daphne's life who knows of her secret. Followed by a string of men and countless dates, Daphne resigned herself to the fact that she was...
Book cover for "In five years"
Star rating for In five years
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
Notes:
Creative storyline - magical realism lite.
Description:
Where do you see yourself in five years? When Type-A Manhattan lawyer Dannie Cohan is asked this interview question, she has a meticulously crafted answer for it. Later, a newly engaged Dannie goes to sleep confident in her five-year plan. But then she wakes up in a different apartment, with a different ring, and beside a very different man. She discovers that it's 2025, five years in the future. After an intense, shocking hour, Dannie wakes again,...
Book cover for "Invest like a girl"
Star rating for Invest like a girl
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
An approachable, empowering guide to investing that helps you level the financial playing field, move toward financial independence, and grow your money, from one of the internets favorite personal finance educators. An approachable, empowering guide to investing that helps you level the financial playing field, move toward financial independence, and grow your money, from one of the internets favorite personal finance educators.
Book cover for "Just the nicest couple"
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3.3 stars
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"A husband's disappearance links two couples in this twisty thriller ... Jake Hayes is missing. This much is certain. At first, his wife, Nina, thinks he is blowing off steam at a friend's house after their heated fight the night before. But then a day goes by. Two days. Five. And Jake is still nowhere to be found. Lily Scott, Nina's friend and coworker, thinks she may have been the last to see Jake before he went missing. After Lily confesses everything...
Book cover for "Once upon a chef"
Star rating for Once upon a chef
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
Jen Segal can make anyone believe they are a world class chef!
Description:
"With the authority of a professional chef and the practicality of a busy working mom, [the author] teaches you to improve your cooking one recipe at a time, with helpful tips on topics such as how to season correctly with salt, how to balance flavors, and how to make the most of leftovers"--Amazon.com.
Book cover for "One Italian summer"
Star rating for One Italian summer
Average Rating:
3.4 stars
Notes:
Not my favorite of her books, but love the author.
Description:
"A moving and unforgettable exploration of the powerful bond between mother and daughter set on the breathtaking Amalfi Coast ... When Katy's mother dies, she is left reeling. Carol wasn't just Katy's mom, but her best friend and first phone call. To make matters worse, the mother-daughter trip of a lifetime looms: two weeks in Positano. Katy has been waiting years for Carol to take her, and now she is faced with embarking on the adventure alone....
Book cover for "Oona out of order"
Star rating for Oona out of order
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
Description:
"Time Traveler's Wife meets Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in a wondrous novel exploring the burdens of time, the endurance of love, and the timelessness of family. Just because life might be out of order, doesn't mean it's broken. It's new years eve 1982, and Oona Lockhart has her whole life before her. At the stroke of midnight she will turn nineteen, and the year ahead promises to be one of consequence. Should she go to London to study economics,...
Book cover for "Reclaimed quilts"
Star rating for Reclaimed quilts
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
"Build a one-of-a-kind quilted wardrobe with vintage quilts! Join Kat and Dale in exploring the world of one-of-kind, work-of-art garments and building a stunning wardrobe. Ten projects are included inside that span from simple accessories, like totes and small bags, to full outfits, including jackets, and dresses"--
Book cover for "Salt, fat, acid, heat"
Star rating for Salt, fat, acid, heat
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Life-changing!
Description:
"Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat will make you a better cook" (Bon Apetit). Millions of readers and cooks of all levels have radically transformed their skillset thanks to this indispensable cookbook from the chef NPR called "the next Julia Child."

Transform how you prep, cook, and think about food with this visionary master class in cooking by Samin Nosrat that distills decades of professional experience into just four...
Book cover for "She's not sorry"
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Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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Everyone has secrets, but not everyone has remorse... A terrible accident. Meghan Michaels is trying to find balance between being a single mom and working full time as an ICU nurse, when a patient named Caitlin arrives in her ward with a traumatic brain injury. They say she jumped from a bridge and plunged over twenty feet to the train tracks below. A shocking revelation. When a witness comes forward with new details about Caitlin's fall, it calls...
Book cover for "The skinnytaste cookbook"
Star rating for The skinnytaste cookbook
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
A collection of 150 amazing recipes (125 all-new dishes and 25 must-have favorites ) from the Skinnytaste blogger Gina Homolka.
Book cover for "Skinnytaste meal prep"
Star rating for Skinnytaste meal prep
Average Rating:
3.6 stars
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Healthy options made delicious!
Description:
"Whether you're looking to lose weight or just eat a little healthier, meal prepping and cooking in advance helps you stay on track with your diet, saves time on busy weeknights, and is great for your budget. [This book] delivers more than 120 healthy, diverse recipes that turn simple, easy-to-find ingredients into flavor-packed meals and snacks you'll have ready at your fingertips for the week ahead and beyond"--Publisher marketing.
Book cover for "Vern Yip's design wise"
Star rating for Vern Yip's design wise
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Average Rating:
1.7 stars
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Love this book - It's a great reference!